Mantis shrimp on the west coast of mexico?

[Katana]

Does anyone know what species of mantis shrimp might live off of the west coast of Mexico near Puerto Vallarta? I go down there frequently, and was thinking it would be cool to see if I could catch any of them. Mabye i'd even find an undescribed species

Thanks,
~Katana~

 

[Gonodactylus]

There are about 20 species of stomatopods on the western coast of Mexico. The most common in the low intertidal are species of Neogonodactylus including N. stanschi and N. zacae. One can also find Pseudosquilliopisis marmorata, Hemisquilla californiensis, Pseudosquillisma adiastalta, Lysiosquilla panamica and a bunch of squillids in the mud, Check the shrimpers when they bring in their catch. They often have stomatopods.

Roy

 

[sandlot13]

man, that is so cool! I wish i lived near the coast so I could find stuff like mantis shrimp in shrimpers nets! haha

Dr. Roy,

how far north do stomatopods typically live?? are they restricted to a specific latitude for temperature reasons, or is more so a habitat type thing?

 

[Katana]

Heh, want me to make you more jealous? The house I usually live in is near the coast too. Jacksonville Florida. I've been meaning to talk to the local shrimpers about mantises.

 

[sandlot13]

grrrrrrrrrr.................

 

[erik2302]

I recently aquired a mantis shrimp from a private seller in san diego he called a "tiger mantis". I looked on roys list and it looked most like a squilla empusa only with less yellow and more black (6 teeth on the dactyl), and a more simple antanae structure. Someone on grimreefers identified a picture of it as a Squilla rugosa. I was wondering if anyone had any information on this species. Thanks, I may be willing to sell it if my conditions aren't good for it.

ERik

 

[Gonodactylus]

I identified a photo of a Squilla rugosa on this list a couple of weeks ago and since then I found two for sale in a local LFS. It looks to me as if someone has discovered that you can go to local shrimpers, ask for any stomatopods (which are usually thrown back as trash), and make a nice profit. S. rugosa is found throughout the Caribbean typically in sandy, shelly mud. It's depth range runs from shallow down to 50 m or so.

Roy

 

[iCam]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7322360#post7322360 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Katana
Heh, want me to make you more jealous? The house I usually live in is near the coast too. Jacksonville Florida. I've been meaning to talk to the local shrimpers about mantises.

Would you need a chiller for a tank with a local caught mantis? Last time I was in and around Jacksonville, the water was rather frigid.

 

[Katana]

It can get really hot here too, in the summer the water can get up in the mid 80's and down to the low 50's, so I would think that would just mean that the stomatopods here are adapted to a higher range of temperatures than the more temperate creatures.